Wow. A well-meaning soul has been emailing me, telling me to tell the HPD cops afflicted by pseudofolliculitis barbae (and suing the city) should switch to his favorite razor. Drugstore.com Could this razor put more cops on the streets? Yeah, it’s marketed to women. But if you can stomach the pretty purple packaging, then you […]
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Harris County officials want a little more say in the way the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau promotes our fair locale. An item on Tuesday’s Commissioner’s Court agenda calls for creating a panel to work with the visitors bureau to better advertise county amenities such as parks, libraries and hike and bike trails. A […]
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High gas prices are hurting the cab industry in Houston, a company owner claims. Jerry Brady, of the Liberty Cab Company, pleaded before council on Wednesday, asking for an increase in the meter rate. The current “drop rate” is $2.50 — the minimum charge that appears on the meter at the start of your trip. […]
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Bill King took one more step toward an official announcement of his mayoral candidacy: appointment of a campaign treasurer. Turnaround Partners Fred Zeidman Fred Zeidman, a prominent Republican fundraiser will be the treasurer. Zeidman, director of Turnaround Partners, a corporate restructuring firm, has penetrated deeply into Bush, G.O.P. and Jewish-Republican political circles. He is currently […]
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It’s an almost irresistible human interest story: four black cops suing HPD over its no-beard policy. The four cops suffer from a skin condition that affects black men disproportionately, in which shaving causes an irritating rash. Council members had so many questions about this on Wednesday, I think they may have spent two hours on […]
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With the price of gasoline higher than the moon, next week’s convention in Houston of the American Wind Energy Association is well-timed as the nation seeks alternative energy sources. Also well-timed is wind energy executive Michael Skelly’s fundraising efforts for his congressional campaign here. While the Democratic governor of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, and Ret. Gen. […]
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Once a week for almost the past two years, thousands of hurricane evacuees in Houston and elsewhere have received an e-mailed newsletter with information about job opportunities and services, reminders about requirements and deadlines of various assistance programs, links to news articles of interest and more. On Wednesday, George Flynn, a former reporter for newspapers […]
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Harris County Judge Ed Emmett is a step closer to becoming a juror and the case is big — two Pasadena police officers charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death of a jail inmate. Emmett spokesman Joe Stinebaker said the county judge was one of 65 people randomly selected to serve as potential jurors […]
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Candidate photo Ed Emmett Harris County “Judge” Ed Emmett, whose official title confuses some about his role as chief executive and emergency planner, could actually find himself playing a key role in a courtroom today. That’s because he’s been been summoned to jury duty. This morning Emmett is scheduled to “join hundreds of his fellow […]
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I don’t care if you’re hung over from Memorial Day, or caught up in the new season of So You Think You Can Dance? This is about your tax money and how the city’s gonna spend it. So, why not mosey on downtown and attend one of the budget workshops, where the nitty-gritty discussions on […]
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